Friday jazz in the bookshop!
June 17th, 5:30-8pm: Dorothy Lefkovits sings
with the Chuck Peterson Quintet
The heart and soul of jazz at Bird & Beckett are this band and singer Dorothy Lefkovits. Â Tenor player Chuck Peterson started the whole Bird & Beckett jazz program back…
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this week on Bloomsday!
Joyce & Jazz – Thursday, June 16th, 7:30pm
A jazz & literary evening in celebration  of Bloomsday! Joyce & Jazz Featuring celebrated Irish celtic-jazz vocalist Melanie O’Reilly with Frank Martin on piano $15 cover charge / $10 seniors…
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Sunday, June 12th – 7:30-10pm
The Seducers!
A classic country quartet
On the second Sunday of the month, The Seducers continue a traditional booking that started at the Riptide Bar out on Taraval, and continues at Bird & Beckett until the…
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Sunday, June 12th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The B-Stars play Western Swing & Country Bop!
Inspired by the western swing and early country boppers of the late 1940s and early 1950s, The B-Stars bring the golden age of country & western swing back to the…
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Saturday, June 11th – Grant Levin double header
From 4 to 6 pm, the remarkable jazz pianist Grant Levin invites a his long-time jazz associate, bassist Chris Amberger to the stage for two sets as a duo, and then…
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Friday, June 10th – 5:30-8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop!every Friday
The Henry Hung Quartet
Two sets of jazz by top Bay Area players Henry Hung, trumpet Jordan Samuels, guitar Hans Glawischnig, bass Eric Garland, drums San Francisco’s longest running neighborhood jazz party runs on!
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Monday, June 6th – 7-9pm
POETS! Carlos Suarez and Bob Anthony plus an open mic
Jerry Ferraz hosts a poetry reading here at Bird & Beckett twice a month, with an open mic following two featured readers. He’s done it for years, and Bird &…
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Sunday, June 5th – 7:30-10 pm
Robert Vye, blues guitar and vocal
with David McDonald, bass and Randy Lee Odell, drums
Who on earth is Robert Vye, you might wonder. He hasn’t gigged or toured in years, has no CDs for sale. He doesn’t even busk on the street or play…
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Sunday, June 5th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Lee Vilensky Trio!
Who knew surf guitarists might have an axe to grind! Lee says plenty with his guitar, and Jamie Lease and Ed Ivey have no problem surfing his wake! We dig…
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Sunday, June 5th – 2 pm
Elsa Marley reads Tiananmen Square poems
Elsa Marley will be reading from her new book of poetry, Never Forget, which brings together 27 years of poems about the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 in China.  Elsa is…
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